Conducted by Carl Crossin

Recorded live at UKARIA Cultural Centre Sunday 6 October 2024 and broadcast on ABC Classic Lunchtime Concert Series Sunday 1 December 2024 from 12.30pm.

Producer Luke Altmann
Engineer Tom Henry

/ˌɛlɪˈmɛntl/       …adjective
…embodying the powers of nature
…of an emotion; powerful and primitive
…fundamental

Elemental – a curious but powerful word! It invokes the forces of nature, or the so-called ‘classical elements’ of fire, earth, water and air; it characterises our emotional states; and it defines the fundamental things and beliefs we value in our lives.

This program explores ‘the elemental’ in music: through the emotional turmoil of Lauridsen’s Fire Madrigals and original models by Monteverdi and Gesualdo; the calm reassurance of Ticheli’s Earth Song; and the comfort of eternal peace in Stanhope’s Agnus Dei, we remind ourselves of the real reason we still give, and attend, ‘live’ concerts – to engage and to feel, in the moment and in the room where it happens!